Thanks Rhonda-I have had EQ5 forever it seems and never learned how to use it. Maybe now there is HOPE!!!!!

Rhonda,

Read part of your tute during my lunch hour. Can't wait to get home so I can try the lesson. Thanks for posting.

Rumbols

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you. Maybe now I can start learning how to use my EQ7 and design my grandson's baseball quilt.

You're welcome everyone! Let me know how you are doing with the lesson. Any stumbles? Anything I could have done better? were the pictures enough or should I have added a couple more or so along the way? any feedback is welcome and you might help someone else if you post your experiences. Thanks everyone!!

Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us ....looking forward to learning. Beth

Thanks Rhonda. Can't wait for part 2

Yes I will be posting them every Monday until we get through everything everyone wants to see or I run out of things I can post.

nope that won't do it either, I have tried my name, new, my granddaughters name and there was another one that I can't remember, did work.

hi Rhonda I've hit a snag already, I'm using eq5 and when putting the block onto layer 1 i get error message 'can't place drawing on base layer quilt' i need to change the layer options to remove the restriction, now i've had a look and can't see where i need to change the setting, can you please help thanx for the tutorial I think you have taken on a mighty job

It is telling you you are trying to place the block without any color(drawing) and it won't let you do that. Check your block and make sure you have clicked the right arrow below the block in the palette so you see color in your block. It will work when you change that.

its ok Rhonda i've finally found preferences and changed it

I thought I posted this earlier but apparently it didn't get posted.

When that happens I open an already existing project and then click on save as and title it New or whatever you want.

I called the EQ co and the guy I talked to said it is because EQ5 is 10 yrs old and it was made to be compatible with the old systems and the newer systems don't interface with it so well. So in his words you will find errors when trying to use it on a newer system. He said if you can find a way around it then that is what you should do. So the way I do it is the way around that error message.

Open your EQ5 click on open existing project.
Then after you open a project just go up to file and find save as and give it a new name and save it.
If that doesn't work then you will have to upgrade to 6 or 7.

Terrific instructions Rhonda. I already know more than I could figure out on my own the last year!!!

Yippee! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! I have always learn better by seeing and doing than reading and doing on my own!

rhonda, I'm working through the lesson and I can't get the horizinal layout to come up, I have EQ5
d.swindle

DITTO!! I've got hope now that I haven't wasted my money!

Click on quilt in your tool bar at the top.
On that menu click on new quilt
and then slide over on the next menu and click on Horizontal

That should do it.

Thanks Rhonda
 

Thanks Rhonda, I really appreciate the Lesson. Well done. I have EQ7 and hope to use it in my quilting projects. Thanks again.
Debbie

that did it ,you are great, thanks d.swindle

I was having trouble getting the layout tool to pop up.

When you click on layout what happens? You should see a pop up window that has all the info for your quilt set up.

Thank you, Rhonda, for the tutorial. I've managed to get this far on my own and looking forward to the next 'classes'. You are explaining things well with your descriptions and pictures. You are a great instructor.

Thanks Sharon! Appreciate it.

Thank you Rhonda. Great instructions. Love your tutorials.

look at the file tabs right under the blue Electric Quilt 5 bar...have you selected 'Create a New Project?' it is not an Existing Project, yet, so it would give you an error msg...and what exactly are you typing as your new filename?

Rhonda! what a great intro...love the size of your 'steps' and I appreciate so much the time you took...I didn't get a chance to look at your class till this evening...are you going to be leaving the first lessons on when you post a new one, so we can refer back or will it not let you do that?...if you can, please do...

Thanks Rhonda!

Thank you Rhonda. I am so excited to be able to actually learn EQ.

I put new in the box, yes it is on Create a new project, I don't have any existing ones as I have never used this program. Is there anything else that I could possibly do please.

thank you. I have been playing with this for half an hour. will come back later and play some mjore to reinforce what I have learned. so far I have made 4 different blocks and added them to my quilt top!!!!!!

Thanks Rhonda! I will go play now

Thanks Rhonda, was able to follow along pretty well, but my color section did not show up.

Yes the classes will remain on the board. There is a section in Topics List for anything pertaining to EQ so I am adding the lessons to that list so you can see them all in one place.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tags/electric+quilt.html

when you see your block in the sketchbook or the pop up window if it is not colored you need to click the right arrow that is at the bottom of that little window. this will choose the block you want to use. The block is saved as the original outline and then any added blocks that are colored are added on top of that. It usually saves something like 4 or 5 in one stack. Just keep clicking rt if you have saved more than one. then click on the one you want to add to your quilt.

Usually when it says not a Valid File Name, you have entered quote marks or an exclamation mark or something that the program can't recognize. Try backspacing or deleting the complete area where you type & just to make a change, why don't you try to call it verna instead of new and see what happens.

She has already tried that and it wasn't the problem. Mine won't let me add a new file of any kind either. It is just a compatibility problem between the old program and the new system. She tried using several differant titles and none of it worked. The system can not read the new title. So we are trying a differant "run around the endzone" but I don't know if it will work. I hope to hear from her that it worked. If it worked I will post the solution.

Thanks Rhonda, Keep up good had trouble with getting the color in the block, but work on it and got it. Thanks can't wait for next lesson.

Love your easy to follow steps Rhonda! Thank you so very much.